3/14/2011: Looking at You, Godwits

Not quite as sharp as I would have liked but the light was miserable, and I was working at the limits of magnification range of the camera/spotting scope combination. At the best of times the image would have been a challenge from a depth of field stand-point, and the shutter speed was too slow as well.

What makes the image a keeper for me are the feather patterns, the overall overlapping form of the three clustered birds, and the eyes (dare I say the expressions on the birds).

Canon SD4000IS behind the 15-56x Vario Eyepiece on the ZEISS DiaScope 65FL for the equivalent field of view of something like a 4000mm lens on a full frame DSLR, 1/80th second at ISO 400 (bad, bad, light!).

Processed in Lightroom for clarity and sharpness, contrast, exposure, etc. trying to get it as sharp as possible.

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